With the support of President Trump, Mr. Paxton unseated Senator John Cornyn in a high-profile Republican runoff.
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·May 27, 2026
He is fighting for political survival against a primary challenger backed by President Trump.
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·May 27, 2026
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, has been raising money and looking to unite his party for the general election.
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·May 27, 2026
He is a veteran lawmaker and a vocal critic of President Trump who is facing a runoff against a fellow Democratic member espousing generational change.
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·May 27, 2026
Unofficial results will start coming in after polls close at 7 p.m. local time. They will be posted on the state’s voter portal.
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·May 26, 2026
Mr. Paxton, a Texas Senate candidate, has led Senator John Cornyn in all but one independent poll in the Republican primary runoff.
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·May 26, 2026
The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump’s 80th birthday.
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·May 26, 2026
A Republican-led redistricting effort forced Representative Al Green, who has served 11 terms, and Christian Menefee, one of the newest members of Congress, in…
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·May 26, 2026
Lawyers representing federal workers said the move is intended to chill speech and could be challenged on First Amendment grounds.
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·May 26, 2026
In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some …
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·May 26, 2026
Defense lawyers are increasingly accusing the Justice Department under President Trump of using its powers to prioritize the president’s political imperatives …
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·May 26, 2026
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·May 26, 2026
The warnings came after U.S. forces struck military sites in Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that negotiations to end the war were continu…
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·May 26, 2026
The race between Senator John Cornyn and his right-wing rival, Ken Paxton, has cost mountains of cash. More of it has gone to help Mr. Cornyn — but that money …
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·May 26, 2026
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·May 26, 2026
Florida officials had asked the justices to hear a lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly granting licenses to an immigrant accused in a fata…
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·May 26, 2026
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.
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·May 26, 2026
All eyes will be on the Republican Senate runoff between the incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But Tuesday’s runoffs in Texas will feature…
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·May 26, 2026
The new congressional map Texas Republicans drew to favor the party has led to several contentious primary runoffs.
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·May 26, 2026
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·May 26, 2026
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·May 26, 2026
President Trump, who will turn 80 next month, did not give details on the exam.
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·May 26, 2026
In the last weeks of the contest, Representative Chip Roy reported raising more than $8 million, and he intensified his attacks on Mayes Middleton, a state sen…
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·May 26, 2026
Eight days of legal arguments at Guantánamo have brought the long-running terrorism case to a moment of truth in the long wait for justice.
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·May 26, 2026
Republicans have made gains with voters on education issues. A plan championed by Mr. Emanuel, a Democratic former mayor of Chicago, centers on college afforda…
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·May 26, 2026
Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.
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·May 26, 2026